Persistent facial pain following microvascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-28

  Hunn, M K ^a   Eldridge, P R ^b   Miles, J B ^b   West, B ^b  

^a WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Microvascular decompression; Trigeminal neuralgiamagnetic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; NERVE TRANSECTION; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; THERMOCOAGULATION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ADULT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL NEURALGIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 0031930653     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699845465     Document Type: Article

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